• Source: Gill Dennis

      • Gill Dennis (January 25, 1941 – May 13, 2015) was an American director and screenwriter.


      Early life and career


      Dennis was the son of psychologist Wayne Dennis, author of "The Hopi Child." He attended Reed College for two years and served in Korea in the U.S. Army. In 1971, he graduated from AFI Conservatory’s first class that began in 1969 and included Tom Rickman, Terrence Malick, David Lynch, and Caleb Deschanel. He later taught there as a master filmmaker-in-residence and conducted classes world-wide. He and Tom Rickman started and directed the Community of Writers Screenwriting Program. He was the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Direction in Theatre.


      Personal life and death


      His first wife was actress Elizabeth Hartman, whom he divorced in 1984. He died in Portland, Oregon, and was survived by his wife, Kristen Peckinpah Dennis, and two sons.


      Filmography


      Director
      Intermission (1973)
      Balaam (1975 ‧ Play ‧ World premiere)
      Without Evidence (1995)
      Writer
      Intermission (1973)
      Return to Oz (1985).
      Home Fires (1987)
      On My Own (1991)
      Without Evidence (1995)
      Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
      The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000 ‧ Documentary ‧ Oscar-nominated)
      Walk the Line (2005) (Oscar-nominated)
      Forever (2015)


      References




      Notes




      External links


      Gill Dennis at IMDb
      Gill Dennis at the TCM Movie Database

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